46 Nevada student-athletes set to graduate

Forty-six Nevada student-athletes and 11 members of the spirit program have applied for graduation this spring and summer, the Wolf Pack athletic department announced Thursday.

Student-athletes from 15 sports programs are represented. They will wear special silver and blue cords to designate them as student-athletes.

"Congratulations to all of our student-athletes who are graduating this spring and summer," Doug Knuth, Nevada's second-year athletics director, said in a release. "Earning their college degrees is the ultimate goal for our student-athletes. We thank them for their contributions to the program and legacy of Wolf Pack athletics, and we wish them the best as they leave the University of Nevada and enter the next phases of their lives."

The 124th commencement is Friday and Saturday on the Quad.

The Wolf Pack's Graduation Success Rate is at 77 percent and has improved in eight of the past nine years. Including the 33 student-athletes who graduated in December, Nevada has had 612 student-athletes graduate in the past nine years.